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Potato Curry 5, With Punjabi Bari - Lentil Dumplings

Aloo Bari Rasedar

Mamta Gupta

Alu-Bari is a popular dish from Punjab and Uttar Praesh (northern province) of India. It is one of the simplest of dishes to make and delicious with chapatties or naans or parathas. The word Bari can be spelled in many different ways: Badi or Vadi or Vari or Wari or Wadi. The reason is that the exact sound of 'Bari' is impossible to spell in English. People spell it as they pronounce it in Hindi, that is why you get so mant spellings for it. Baries are highly spiced little dumplings, made from Urad dal, but not easy to make in a cold country. They need hot sun to dry out, even if you did manage to get all the ingredients. They are easily available ready-made from most Indian grocers, look for Punjabi Bari. Serves 4.

Edited and pictures replaced in September 2018

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Ingredients

500 gm. potatoes

6-7 small baries or vadies. Buy ready made or see Making Bari. If you can only find large ones, wrap them in a kitchen towel and break them by hitting them gently, with a rolling pin.